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National Farm Survey - no. 152, Badsey

Category
Number
152
Name
Mrs G REDGEWELL
Address
11 Cotswold View, Badsey
Size of Farm
5 acres and over

Census Form C47

C47 returned?
Yes
Acreage of Crops and Grass
Q24 - Orchards, with small fruit below the trees1 acre
Q26 - Vegetables for human consumption (excluding Potatoes), Flowers and Crops under Glass3½ acres
Q27 - All Other Crops not specified elsewhere on this return or grown on patches of less than ¼ acre¼ acre
Q33 - TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS, 1-32 (Total acreage of excluding Rough Grazings)4¾ acres
Labour employed on 4th June
Q35 - Wholetime regular workers, Males 21 and over1
Q38 - Wholetime regular workers, Women and girls1
Q42 - TOTAL WORKERS2

Census Form C51

C51 returned?
Yes
Acreage of small fruit
Q81 - Strawberries¼ acre
Q87 - TOTAL ACREAGE¼ acre
Acreage of vegetables for human consumption, flowers, crops under glass
Q88 - Brussels Sprouts1¼ acres
Q95 - Onions¼ acre
Q96 - Beans, Broad¼ acre
Q97 - Beans, Runner and French¼ acre
Q98 - Peas, Green, for Market½ acre
Q101 - Asparagus1 acre
Q115 - TOTAL3½ acres

Census Form SF

SF returned?
Yes
Labour on 4th June
Q129 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Male1 (son)
Q130 - Workers, Whole Time Family, Female1
Rent
Q143 - Actual rent payable during current year£12 10s 0d
Q146 - If holding partly owned and partly rented, acreage and rent payable of land held as tenant5 acres
Length of occupation of holding
Q147 - How many years have you been the occupier of the holding?19 years

B496

B496 returned?
Yes
Tenure
QA1 - Is occupier tenant or owner?Tenant
QA2a - If tenant, forename of ownerT
QA2b - If tenant, surname of ownerGLASSBROOK
QA2c - If tenant, address of ownerBengeworth
QA3 - Is farmer full-time, part-time, spare time, hobby, other type, and other occupation, if anyFull time
QA4 - Does farmer occupy other land? If so, name of holding, parish and countyNo
QA5 - Has farmer grazing rights over land not occupied by him? If so, nature of such rightsNo
Conditions of Farm
QB1 - Percentage of area on which soil is heavy/medium/light/peaty100% medium
QB2 - Is farm conveniently laid out?Yes
QB3 - Percentage of farm which is naturally good/fair/bad100% good
QB4 - Situation in regard to roadFair
QB5 - Situation in regard to railwayFair
QB6 - Condition of farmhouse and buildingsFarmhouse - good; Buildings - good
QB7 - Condition of farm roadsFair
QB8 - Condition of fencesFair
QB9 - Condition of ditchesFair
QB10 - General condition of field drainageGood
QB11 - Condition of cottagesNot applicable
QB14 - Is there infestation with rabbits and moles, rats and mice, rooks and wood pigeons, other birds, insect pests?No infestation
QB15 - Is there heavy infestation with weeds? If so, kind of weeds?No
QB16 - Are there derelict fields? If so, acreageNo
Water and Electricity
QC1 - Water supply to farmhousePipe
QC2 - Water supply to farm buildingsRoof
QC3 - Water supply to fieldsWell
QC4 - Is there a seasonal shortage of water?No
QC5 - Electricity supply - public light, public power, private light, private powerElectricity supply - public light
QC6 - Is it used for household purposes and/or farm purposes?Yes - household purposes
Management
QD1 - Is farm classified as A, B or C?a
QD3 - Condition of arable landGood
QD4 - Condition of pastureNot applicable
QD5 - Use of fertilisers on arable/grass landArable land - adequate
Field information recorded by
J E Knight & R W Sidwell - 24 Nov 1942
Primary record completed by
P BrIce - 1 Dec 1942